65th Cavalry Division (United States)

65th Cavalry Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

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The Army Reserve's 65th Cavalry Division was created due to the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It was numbered in succession with the Regular Army Divisions, not all of which were active at its creation.

The 65th Cavalry Division was organized in the Mid-Western United States. The division was composed of personnel from Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Organization

• Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
• 159th Brigade
  • 317th Cavalry Regiment[1]
  • 318th Cavalry Regiment [2]
• 160th Brigade
  • 319th Cavalry Regiment [3]
  • 320th Cavalry Regiment [4]
• 865th Field Artillery Regiment
• 465th Tank Company
• 65th Signal Troop
• 585th Ordnance Company
• 465th Quartermaster Squadron
• 465th Armored Car Squadron
• 405th Engineer Squadron
• 365th Medical Squadron

Standard organization chart for a Cavalry Division in November 1940

See also

• United States Army branch insignia
• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
• Formations of the United States Army

References

• U.S. Army Order of Battle 1919–1941, Volume 2. The Arms: Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Coast Artillery, 1919–41 by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Steven E. Clay, Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2011
• Maneuver and Firepower, The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades, by John B. Wilson, Center of Military History, Washington D.C., 1998
• Cavalry Regiments of the U S Army by James A. Sawicki Wyvern Pubns; June 1985